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'American Werewolf in London' remake to be helmed by original director's son Max Landis
November 9, 2016
Director John Landis' son Max Landis has signed on to write and direct a remake of a film he originally helmed, "An American Werewolf in London."
The Almanac for August 3, the 216th day of 2016
August 3, 2016
The moon is waxing. Morning stars are Neptune and Uranus. Evening stars are Venus, Mercury, Mars, Saturn and Neptune.
Visual effects pioneer Ray Harryhausen dead at age 92
May 8, 2013
Visual effects pioneer and stop-motion model animator Ray Harryhausen has died in London, his family announced on Facebook. He was 92.
Oscar-winning film soundman Robert 'Buzz' Knudson dead at age 80
February 8, 2006
Three time Oscar-winning sound re-recording mixer Robert "Buzz" Knudson has died in Columbia, S.C., at age 80.
NBC's 'The Contender' comes out swinging hoping to be Mark Burnett's next reality knockout
March 5, 2005
For the first time since 1976 and only the second time ever, a motion picture focused on the world of boxing, Clint Eastwood's Million Dollar Baby, won the Best Picture Oscar at the Academy Awards. Will that success translate into a wider interest in (or even a wider tolerance of) boxing? NBC's new reality-competition boxing series, The Contender, which premieres at 9:30 PM ET/PT on Monday, March 7, certainly hopes so.